“That’s What’s Happening”

When I was a kid, Saturday mornings were for Fruit Loops, cartoons and Schoolhouse Rock. If I wasn’t at the Boy’s Club playing ball, I was home watching Bugs, avoiding my chores, and day-dreaming about being “The Verb”.

That mix of energy and imagination got combined with my mother’s love of poetry and my father’s passion for jazz, and evolved into a career as an interdisciplinary artist, creative leader, and family archivist, who works at the intersection of community, branding and art.

My practice bridges design, advertising, independent publishing, civic engagement, contemporary art, and culture. The Culture. Culture at-large and a lifestyle embedded in a multitude of subcultures.

Often a dance partner for brands and agencies, I work in service to the truths, urgent ideas, cultural insights, provocative strategies, the humanity of data, and the rigorous spirits of an empowered team.

In heart, we trust. Let’s solve the problem.

A coach when needed. A mentor on demand. Forever a student of the game. I bring the empathy of a former professor to collaborations in need of thought leadership, emotional intelligence, cultural relevance, and creative impact.

I’ve run with the bulls, sat with the gorillas, climbed Kilimanjaro, walked the Edmund Pettus Bridge, experienced Dachau, witnessed Mandela’s cell and chipped the Berlin Wall as it fell.

My flowers come from serving my community, hearing people speak my words, and pouring my love for culture, language and adventure into brands, leaders, students, and colleagues, interested in adding value to the conversation.

I hope my parents and “The Verb” are proud.